Fisheries: 1. Problem

1.1 Original Problems:-

The
challenge here is to summarize a history stretching from 1970 and even
beyond the present past 2020. However that's plenty of time with which
to build a very strong evidence basis concerning a problem with
Fisheries Policy, to quote FLEXCIT: 14.0 Fisheries:-

"While
there are aspects of the CAP which may be tolerable, at least in the
short to medium-term, there are no redeeming aspects of the EU's Common
Fisheries Policy (CFP)."

To quote and paraphrase John Ashworth's
Fisheries work above: At the end of June 1970, just before the UK was
in the process of joining the EEC, the original six members "created the Fisheries regulation 2140/70".

"In
laymen’s language, that is, on becoming a member of the then EEC, now
EU, the fishery limits bestowed on a Nation by International Law, are
handed to the EU, to become Community waters, shared equally and without
discrimination, with every other Member Nation."

"As Britain had
the largest living marine resource within the EU. We had, by our
Accession Treaty obligation share it with every other member – end
result – our vessels had to go."

"The British people were not told these facts, in fact the very opposite."

What
is significant is the timing of this new regulation which became
adopted into the acquis communautaire before the UK Prime Minister Heath
had completed his formal application for membership to the EEC. And
therefore the PM lied about the Fisheries in order to successfully gain
membership by adopting the entire acquis as part of the requirement of
the EU Treaties rules themselves.

1.2 Continuity of Problems:-

On "EU Reform" applied to Fisheries:-

"This
so-called reform is not the CFP, but a political management tool that
is a derogation from the CFP, and this “reform” that our British
politicians claim to be a wonderful achievement to obtain, is actually
part of the political process to full integration – community waters –
community fleet – based on non-discrimination, as stated in the
Treaties."

Further problems are highlighted
by the fact that Norway did not join nor did Iceland and then Greenland
left - Because of Fisheries to a large degree. Coupled to this:-

"Spain,
whose application was filed in 1977, would join. Indeed, along with
Portugal it did join in 1986, bringing a massive fishing capacity with
little resource, tipping the capacity to resource ratio the wrong
way.Things were further complicated by Greenland leaving the then EEC in
1985, another loss of resource and again, because of fishing."

"Britain
tried to secure a 50 mile exclusive fishing zone, and later attempted
to seek a higher percentage share of the quota, but the other Member
States said, “no, go and read the Treaties” – something the British are
not good at."

"The Accession of Spain and Portugal sailed through our Parliament during 1985, without hardly any questions being asked."

"Genuine
reform can only be implemented by unanimous agreement. Meanwhile, the
integration process rolls onwards and the obliteration of the British
fishing fleet continues, in a most devious manner."

The deviousness all came from the British side"

What
happened with the "skewed fishing capacity to resource ratio" was that
the British politicians had to find a way to decimate the British
fishing vessels to make space for the Spanish:-

"These
same people had a problem:- knowing full well that the execution of
British fishermen had to take place, but having to do it without the
British people knowing.

In the second half
of the 1980s, and into the 1990s two situations were happening: large
amounts of juvenile fish were being dumped dead back into the sea, and
the sand eel stocks, which play a crucial role in the food chain, were
being hammered.

The industry highlighted these problems, and
through some brilliant research by the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen,
groundbreaking information was provided on how, by changes ot the gear
design, the small fish would not be caught.

Our own Ministry
firstly denied either of the events were taking place then secondly went
into silent mode, appearing to want to take no action. At that time we
did not appreciate why.

One area where the EU excels is if they
have a problem, sometimes a crisis ensues which they can use to solve
the problem and at the same time further the integration process. This
is called a beneficial crisis."

1.3 Present Problems:-

"Even
now the present Westminster Fisheries Minister George Eustice MP states
he is a “strong eurosceptic”, who is pleased with his Ministry’s so
called “CFP reform”.

"As
far as the UK is concerned, the fundamental principle on which a policy
should rest is that the fish and other sea creatures within the UK’s
fishing zone of 200 mile/median line are the property of the nation as a
whole. Custody of that resource lies with the central and devolved
governments."

Equal access: All
waters of the member states, up to the shore (base) line is shared
equally with every other member state. Apart from during the early
1970s, you never heard the equal access principle mentioned, even though
it was created at the very start of the Common Fisheries project – as
far back as 1970.

To a common resource: All living marine life is a common resource.

Without discrimination: One of the main principles of the EU membership which our Prime Minister does not want to understand.

Without increasing fishing effort:
So if a new member has large capacity and little resource, that
capacity has to be absorbed with no increase in catching more which
means someone has to go.

"Meanwhile
the only “British waters” are so limited that the fishing of those
waters thas now been relegated to a cottage industry which only exists
thanks to a derogation within the 6 and partial 6 to 12 mile limits,
which the other EU member states are under no obligation to renew."

The figures themselves told the story. In 1972, a total of
939,800 tons was landed by British vessels, compared with
145,850 tons landed by foreign vessels. Vessel numbers were then not
accurately recorded (and nor indeed was the entire UK catch). But
in 1995, we know that 9,200 fishing vessels landed 912,000 tonnes
of fish– not a great difference, but then the CFP was only just
beginning to bite."

"In 2002, however, after Commission
effects to reduce the fishing effort, there were only 7,578
vessels, which landed 686,000 tonnes – a 25 percent reduction in
catches over eight years."

"By 2012, the UK fleet had
dropped to 6,406 vessels, comprising 5,032 ten-metre and under vessels
and 1,374 over ten-metre vessels. Landings dropped to 627,000 tonnes,
with a value of £770 million. But the real contrast came with the
imports. In the same year, these reached 638,410 tonnes, valued at
£2.6bn. Of that, £797 million came from the EU-27, a
significant proportion of which were caught in UK waters."

"This
provided a graphic illustration of the way the CFP worked.
Access to fishing grounds had been dominated by political
considerations, on the basis of "equal access" to what was defined
as a "common resource"."

Abstraction of Problems:-

Power Grab by EEC on political bartering of EEC Membership

Great Deception and abuse of power by our Prime Minister on advising membership at the same time as lying about Fisheries.

Derogation under Supranationalism instead of International Law is a clear reduction in British Sovereignty

So-called
Pooling of Sovereignty has led to the wilful destruction of our
Fisheries Industry and a Conservation disaster used as a political tool.

British
Political Establishment (politicians and civil service) acting in great
betrayal against the British People directly ie aberration of our
political systems.

Example of "Beneficial Crisis" manipulation
by the Supranational EU for greater integration of "ever closer union"
eg Community Waters.

Imitative deceptive behaviour by successive
British politicians sustain the original problems eg current Fisheries
minister and David Cameron on "EU Reform" as a phrase to avert the
problem identification and historic factual record.

Continual
misrepresentation of the nature of the Supranational EU Political
Project which has repercussions to the upcoming EU Referendum.